Websites on Ancient Greece Here are some authoritative and factual websites: Odyssey Online's Greece http://www.carlos.emory.edu/ODYSSEY/GREECE/home.htmlThis website is built by a museum linked to a university in the USA and uses artefacts in its collection to illustrate the culture of Ancient Greece. Click on a heading on the toolbar at the bottom of the homepage to explore that subject. Each subject has a brief introduction and then by clicking on the topics at the end of the introduction you can learn more about that topic. If you hover your mouse over the words in red or underlined you'll get an explanation of that word. This website is a good introduction to life and culture in Ancient Greece and a lot of fun!
BBC Primary History Ancient Greekshttp://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/ancient_greeks/
Don't be put off by primary in the title; this is a great website that has a lot of information on life in Ancient Greece, the Olympics, gods, goddesses and heroes and the cities Athens and Sparta and a timeline. Select an area to explore, then click on the sub headings for more detail. Hover your mouse over the words in italics for a definition of them. Each page also includes photos that relate to the topic. In the More to Explore box on the right hand bottom of each page there are links to other authoritative websites that you'll find useful.
Ancient Greece - The British Museumhttp://www.ancientgreece.co.uk/
The British Museum site is a little harder to navigate, but it’s worth the effort! It has a lot of detailed information regarding the Olympics: click on Festivals and Games, then the Story link. If you click on Daily Life, then Explore, you'll find a lot of information about pots, click on Challenge to find a model of a Greek house. There's also a good section on gods and goddesses, Athens and Sparta, as well as a timeline when you click on Time, then Explore. The words underlined words in yellow provide a definition when you click on them. There's even more on this site, so have a good look around.
The Ancient Olympicshttp://www.perseus.tufts.edu/Olympics/
This website created by an American university has almost everything you need to know about the ancient Olympics. The Ancient and Modern Olympics Sports link has information regarding all the different sports played and each section has images of Greek artefacts that illustrate the events described. The F.A.Q. (Facts and Questions) section is also very informative.
Herculeshttp://www.perseus.tufts.edu/Herakles/index.html
This is another website by the same university as The Ancient Olympics, and has a lot of information regarding Herucles; a biography, all the stories about him and links from these to information about all the other characters in these stories. There are images on each page of vases that illustrate the stories.
Winged Sandalshttp://www.abc.net.au/arts/wingedsandals/default_lowband.htm
This website created by the ABC is a good easy to read introduction to Ancient Greece. Click on HISTORY to find topics ranging from Ancient Greek philosophers, daily life, government and the Olympic games. Click on WHO'S WHO to find information about gods, goddesses and mythical creatures. The end of each article has a glossary. There aren't a lot of images on this site, but if you click on STORYTIME, there are videos of some of the myths of Ancient Greece.
The Greekshttp://www.pbs.org/empires/thegreeks/htmlver/
This website accompanies a television series made by PBS, the American equivalent of our ABC. This link takes you straight to the site index because I think this is the easiest way to find information. There is a lot of information on some of the personalities of Ancient Greece, and when you click on each link, if you then click on 56K or ISDN in the right hand top corner, a short video will play. After this section, background pages have even more information about daily life, the Olympics and temple architecture. This site is a little harder to navigate than the others, but there's a lot of information so it’s worth the effort.
Can't find what you're looking for here? If you're doing research on the web, here are some guidelines so you get the right information.
Odyssey Online's Greece http://www.carlos.emory.edu/ODYSSEY/GREECE/home.html This website is built by a museum linked to a university in the USA and uses artefacts in its collection to illustrate the culture of Ancient Greece. Click on a heading on the toolbar at the bottom of the homepage to explore that subject. Each subject has a brief introduction and then by clicking on the topics at the end of the introduction you can learn more about that topic. If you hover your mouse over the words in red or underlined you'll get an explanation of that word. This website is a good introduction to life and culture in Ancient Greece and a lot of fun!
BBC Primary History Ancient Greeks http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/ancient_greeks/
Don't be put off by primary in the title; this is a great website that has a lot of information on life in Ancient Greece, the Olympics, gods, goddesses and heroes and the cities Athens and Sparta and a timeline. Select an area to explore, then click on the sub headings for more detail. Hover your mouse over the words in italics for a definition of them. Each page also includes photos that relate to the topic. In the More to Explore box on the right hand bottom of each page there are links to other authoritative websites that you'll find useful.
Ancient Greece - The British Museum http://www.ancientgreece.co.uk/
The British Museum site is a little harder to navigate, but it’s worth the effort! It has a lot of detailed information regarding the Olympics: click on Festivals and Games, then the Story link. If you click on Daily Life, then Explore, you'll find a lot of information about pots, click on Challenge to find a model of a Greek house. There's also a good section on gods and goddesses, Athens and Sparta, as well as a timeline when you click on Time, then Explore. The words underlined words in yellow provide a definition when you click on them. There's even more on this site, so have a good look around.
The Ancient Olympics http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/Olympics/
This website created by an American university has almost everything you need to know about the ancient Olympics. The Ancient and Modern Olympics Sports link has information regarding all the different sports played and each section has images of Greek artefacts that illustrate the events described. The F.A.Q. (Facts and Questions) section is also very informative.
Hercules http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/Herakles/index.html
This is another website by the same university as The Ancient Olympics, and has a lot of information regarding Herucles; a biography, all the stories about him and links from these to information about all the other characters in these stories. There are images on each page of vases that illustrate the stories.
Winged Sandals http://www.abc.net.au/arts/wingedsandals/default_lowband.htm
This website created by the ABC is a good easy to read introduction to Ancient Greece. Click on HISTORY to find topics ranging from Ancient Greek philosophers, daily life, government and the Olympic games. Click on WHO'S WHO to find information about gods, goddesses and mythical creatures. The end of each article has a glossary. There aren't a lot of images on this site, but if you click on STORYTIME, there are videos of some of the myths of Ancient Greece.
The Greeks http://www.pbs.org/empires/thegreeks/htmlver/
This website accompanies a television series made by PBS, the American equivalent of our ABC. This link takes you straight to the site index because I think this is the easiest way to find information. There is a lot of information on some of the personalities of Ancient Greece, and when you click on each link, if you then click on 56K or ISDN in the right hand top corner, a short video will play. After this section, background pages have even more information about daily life, the Olympics and temple architecture. This site is a little harder to navigate than the others, but there's a lot of information so it’s worth the effort.
Can't find what you're looking for here? If you're doing research on the web, here are some guidelines so you get the right information.